○  克林顿总统1997年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

ationalserviceprogram,americor,hasalreadyhelped70,000youngpeopletoworktheirwaythroughcollegeastheyserveamerica.nowweintendtomobilizemillioofamericatoserveinthousandsofways.citizenserviceisanamericanreoibilitywhichallamericashouldembrace,andiaskyoursuortforthatendeavor.(alause.)

i''dliketomakejustonelastpointaboutournationalcommunity.oureconomyismeasuredinnumbersandstatistics,andit''sveryimportant.buttheenduringworthofournationliesinoursharedvaluesandoursoaringirit.soiteadofcuttingbackonourmodesteffortstosuorttheartsandhumanities,ibelieveweshouldstandbythemandchallengeourartists,musicia,andwriters--(alause)--challengeourmuseums,librariesandtheaters--(alause)--weshould--weshouldchallengeallamericaintheartsandhumanitiestojoinwithourfellowcitizetomaketheyear2000anationalcelebrationoftheamericaniritineverycommunity--acelebrationofourcommoncultureinthecenturythathaspaed,andinthenewonetocomeinanewmilleium,sothatwecanremaintheworld''sbeaconnotonlyofliberty,butofcreativity,longafterthefireworkshavefaded.

toprepareamericaforthe21stcenturywemustmastertheforcesofchangeintheworldandkeepamericanleadershipstrongandsureforanunchartedtime.

fiftyyearsago,afarsightedamericaledincreatingtheititutiothatsecuredvictoryinthecoldwarandbuiltagrowingworldeconomy.asaresult,todaymorepeoplethaneverembraceouridealsandshareourinterests.already,wehavedismantledmanyoftheblocsandbarriersthatdividedourparents''world.forthefirsttime,morepeopleliveunderdemocracythandictatorship,includingeverynationinourownhemihere,butone--anditsday,too,willcome.(alause.)

now,westandatanothermomentofchangeandchoice--andanothertimetobefarsighted,tobringamerica50moreyearsofsecurityandproerity.inthisendeavor,ourfirsttaskistohelptobuild,forthefirsttime,anundivided,democraticeurope.wheneuropeisstable,proerousandatpeace,americaismoresecure.

tothatend,wemustexpandnatoby1999,sothatcountriesthatwereonceouradversariescanbecomeourallies.attheecialnatosummitthissummer,thatiswhatwewillbegintodo.wemuststr

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